Should I major in pure mathematics if I want to have an easy time in college?

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Anonymous wrote:Some people live math and find it easy, most people aren't good at it and hate it.

No one who hates math would ask the question.

[Anonymous]

I was a math major but changed to engineering. I was concerned about finding a job with BS degree and i had to make money after school

[Anonymous]

OP, what is pure math?

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What universities did the math majors attend which didn’t require a college level writing course, foreign language, a lab science, etc.?

Or is this a common thing these days, have they done away with all the core requirements meant to ensure a well rounded academic experience for candidates for a bachelors degree?

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Anonymous wrote:What universities did the math majors attend which didn’t require a college level writing course, foreign language, a lab science, etc.?

Or is this a common thing these days, have they done away with all the core requirements meant to ensure a well rounded academic experience for candidates for a bachelors degree?

Yeah, I was confused by that post. I was a math major, I had all the gen ed requirements. But it was a big state school and those were throw away classes.

[Anonymous]

Writing proofs in Real Analysis is not easy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What universities did the math majors attend which didn’t require a college level writing course, foreign language, a lab science, etc.?

Or is this a common thing these days, have they done away with all the core requirements meant to ensure a well rounded academic experience for candidates for a bachelors degree?

Yeah, I was confused by that post. I was a math major, I had all the gen ed requirements. But it was a big state school and those were throw away classes.

Could add DH was a math major at a small LAC, and the distribution requirements nearly sunk him. DC is a sophomore at a state school, majoring in math, and I’m worried he’s signing up for too many math classes. He has AP credit, but seems to be ignoring general requirements. He does see his advisor regularly, so I’ll trust it’s under control.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What universities did the math majors attend which didn’t require a college level writing course, foreign language, a lab science, etc.?

Or is this a common thing these days, have they done away with all the core requirements meant to ensure a well rounded academic experience for candidates for a bachelors degree?

Lab Science isn't a core requirement. Science is.
Core requirements have fewer writing classes than a humanities major.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, what is pure math?

Theoretical (useless) math. Like Euclid and Gauss and Lagrange.

[Anonymous]

Math majors always do something else unless they go in to teaching. I would get a computer degree.

[Anonymous]

Look her math is not easy. And what type of career path are you aiming for?

Pure math is not that easy.

[Anonymous]

Know what you want to do after graduating, and if math will get you there. Think about actual jobs and try to talk to people doing them.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, what is pure math?

Theoretical (useless) math. Like Euclid and Gauss and Lagrange.

NP. Euclid wrote Elements (of Geometry). Aside from being a few thousand years old, geometry can have applications.

Gauss is known for everything. He invented linear regression to find the lost dwarf planet Ceres!

Lagrange is know for Lagrange multipliers and calculus of variations, which are pretty useful.

But I think you are referring to number theory. This had no applications until cryptography.

I think set theory and logic are pretty useless. Abstract algebra and topology are not applied much.

If you are good at pure math, then you can probably pick up some applications and get a job.

[Anonymous]

Hahahahaha.

I would have died.

This cannot be real.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, what is pure math?

The kind Walter White made.